Shoe and outsole therefor



April 4, 1944. F. F. AUDINO SHOE AND OUTSOLE THEREFOR Filed Oct. 19, ,1942

INVENTOR.

m BY

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 4, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE AND OUTSOLEL THEREFOR Frank F. Audino, Corona, Long Island, N. Y. Application October 19, 1942, Serial No. 462,510

16 Claims.

This invention relates to shoes and to outsoles therefor.

One object of this invention is to provide a sectional outsole for a shoe of the type in which the breast of the heel is covered by a part of the outsole.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an outsole which is of such construction that only the forward or tread part thereof consists of sole leather while the rear part thereof can be formed of fibre or other leather substitute or of a poorer quality of leather than the forward part and which has a part for coverin the breast of the heel.

A further object is the provision of a section outsole comprising a forward part, a rear part, and a covering layer for said rear part, said forward and rear parts being so constructed and arranged and the covering layer being so combined therewith that the outer or bottom surface of said covering layer is flush with the outer or bottom surface f said forward part of the outsole and appears as a continuation thereof so that the outsole has the appearance of a full sole.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying illustrative drawme.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a shoe embodying the present invention, parts being cut away for the purpose of illustration;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the outsole;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the covering layer being removed;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. other form of the invention;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing yet another form of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of an outsole showing a further form of the invention, part of the covering layer being removed for the purpose of illustration.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the shoe l0 illustrated in Fig. l is provided with an outsole I2 embodying the present invention and assembled in the shoe in accordance with this invention. Said shoe, which can be of any style and can be made by any suitable method, comprises as here shown the usual upper M, a heel 2, showing an- I 6, and an insole iii. The outsole I2 will now be more particularly described.

Said outsole I 2 comprises a forward or tread part 20 formed of sole leather, the grain side of which constitutes the bottom or outer surface of said part, a rear part 22, which can be formed of leather or fibre or other leather substitute, and a covering layer 24 which extends from a point at the forward part of the shank of the shoe and preferably rearwardly of the tread surface of the outsole to the heel, said covering layer having an integral rear portion 26 which is secured to and covers the breast of heel I6. Said covering layer is preferably from a split of sole leather, at the grain side thereof, and the outer or bottom surface thereof being constituted by the grain side of said split.

Forward part 29 of the outsole has a rearwardly extending or fractional shank portion 28 of reduced thickness providing in the bottom surface of said part a shallow recess 30 which extends from th intermediate transverse edge 32 to the rear edge 34 of said part. Rear part 22 is preferably of the same thickness as fractional shank portion 28 of part 20 and is assembled with the latter so that the inner surface of said rear part is substantially flush with the inner surface of forward part 20. Parts 20 and 22 have lips 35 and 36, of reduced thickness, in overlapping relation, the combined thicknes of said lips being equal to the thickness of part 22. Said lips are secured in said relation by an interposed layer 38 of rubber cement or other suitable adhesive and provides a waterproof joint between parts 20 and 22, and said lips are also preferably secured together by one or more lines of stitching 40. 1

Covering layer 24 is preferably of such thickness that its outer surface is flush with the outer surface of forward or tread part 20 of the cusole. Said covering layer is cemented to fractional shank portion 28 in said recess 30 and to the portion of part 22 which lies forwardly of the heel breast, the rear or heel-breast covering portion 26 of said covering layer being left free from direct attachment to the outsole and being adhesively secured to the breast of heel It.

In the form of the invention illustrated in 6, the construction of the outsole is the same as described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 4, except that the adjacent overlapped portions of forward and rear parts 29 and 22 are bevelled as indicated at 35 and 36' instead of being constituted by lips as illustrated in Fig. 4.. Said bevelled parts are secured by waterproof cement,

preferably a. rubber cement 38 and by stitchin 40.

As illustrated in Fig. 5, the covering layer may be an inte ral portion of the rear part. Said rear part 22A, is in this case, preferably formed of leather and a portion 24A constituting the covering layer, similar to covering layer 24 of the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, is split from part 22A at the grain side thereof, said portion being left attached to part-22A, as shown in Fig. 5, eX- cept at the heel-breast covering portion 26A of said covering layer and at the forward portion 5-2 which overlaps the joint between forward part 29 and rear part 22A and is secured in recess 28 of said forward part. In other respects -this outsole is the same as the outsole illustrated ihFigs. l v

' forward and said covering layer being continuous with the to 4. It will be understood thatalthough part 22A is formed of sole leather, there is effected nevertheless a saving of leather since said parts and 22A being each much smaller than a full sole enables a more economical cutting of the soles than is possible when cutting full length soles. Moreover, since the rear part of an outsole, such as the part 22A, is not subjected to the wear to which the forward or tread part of an outsole is subjected, said rear part can be cut from sole leather which need not be of the same high quality as that from which the tread part of the.

outsole should be cut.

The construction illustrated in Fig. 7 is substantially the same as thatillustrated in Figs. 1 to tion of part 22' and the fractionaishank' part 26 of forward part 20 are provided with interfitting tongues and grooves 44 and 46, respectively, of the same thickness as part 22 and fractional shank part 28. Rubber cement or other waterproof adhesive is provided between said interfitting tongues and grooves and one or more lines of stitching 40 are run through said tongues 44 for securing together'the adjacent end portions of parts 20 and 22. The covering layer 24 is assembled with said parts 20 and 22 and with heel IS in the same was as described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 4. f

It will be understood that the sectional outsole constructed in accordance with the present invention can be attached to the upper and to the insole, if one is provided in the shoe, in the same was as a full length outsole. Parts 20 and 22 being secured together, the outsole is secured by cement or in any other suitable way to the lasting allowance of the upper for the fulllength of the shoe, after which the heel i6 is secured to the rear portion of part 24. Layer 24 may be secured in position after the assembled outsole parts 20 and 22 and the heel are attached or said covering layer may be secured in position on parts 20 and 22 before the outsole is attached to the upper, the heel-breast covering portion, however, bein left free from attachment to the heel breast after the outsole and heel are assembled with the upper.

It will be understood that various changes may be made in the shoes and outsoles embodying the present invention without departing from the idea underlying the same. Accordingly, ll do not wish to be limited to the invention as herein specifically illustrated or described except to the extent which might be required by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1 A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, said forward part having a shallow recess in its bottom surface near the rear edge thereof and a covering layer fitted in said recess and extending over and covering the joint between said forward and rear parts.

2. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, said forward part having a shallow recess in its bottom surface near the rear edge thereof, and a covering layer fitted in said recess and extending over and covering the joint between said rear parts, the bottom surface of bottom surface of said forward part. 3. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising a forward part having a rear edge portion of reduced thickness providing a shallow recess in said marginal edge portion at the bottom of the outsole, a rear outsole part secured at its forward edge to the rear edge portion of said forward part and extending rearwardly to and over the top of said heel, and a covering layer on the bottom of said rear outsole part having a forward portion fitted in said recess and a rear portion secured to said heel and covering the breast thereof. 4. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, said forward part having a shallow recess in its bottom surface near the rear edge thereof, and a covering layer fitted in said recess and extending over and covering the joint between said forward and rear parts, said covering layer extending to said heel and having a rear portion covering the heel breast.

5. A shoe having an upper, an outsole anda heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, and a covering layer having a forward portion overlying and covering the joint between said forward and rear parts and terminating at its forward edge rearwardly of the forward tread surface of the outsole, said covering layer extending rearwardly over said rear outsole part to said heel and having a rear portion covering the heel breast, said covering layer having its inner surface secured to the adjacent surface portions of said forward and rear sole parts and of the heel breast. 1 g

6. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, the adjacent edges of said parts being of reduced thickness and overlapped atlthe joint therebetween, and a covering layer having a forward portion overlying and covering the, joint between said forward and rear parts and termi nating at its forward edge rearwardly of the forward tread surface of the outsole, said covering layer extending rearwardly over said rear outsole part to said heel and having a rear portion covering the heel breast, said covering. layer having its inner surface secured to the adjacent surface portions of said forward and rear sole parts and of the heel breast.

parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, the adjacent edges of said parts each having a plurality of tongues and recesses interfitting with the recesses and tongues of the other part at the joint between, and a covering layer having a forward portion overlying and covering the joint between said forward and rear parts and terminating at its forward edge rearwardly of the forward tread surface of the outsole, said covering layer extending rearwardly over said rear outsole part to said heel and having a rear portion covering the heel breast, said covering layer having its inner surface secured to the adjacent surface portions of said forward and rear sole parts and of the heel breast.

8. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising a forward part having a rear edge portion of reduced thickness providing a shallow recess in said marginal edge portion at the bottom of the outsole, a rear outsole part secured at its forward edge to the rear edge portion of said forward part and extending rearwardly to and over the top of said heel, the adjacent edge portions of said forward and rear parts tapering in thickness toward each other and disposed in overlapping relation, and a covering layer on the bottom of said rear outsole part having a forward portion fitted in said recess and a rear portion secured to said heel and covering the breast thereof.

9. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising a forward part having a rear edge portion of reduced thickness providing a shallow recess in said marginal edge portion at the bottom of the outsole, a rear outsole part secured at its forward edge to the rear edge portion of said forward part and extending rearwardly to and over the top of said heel, the adjacent edge portions of said parts each having a recess therein extending for the full width thereof, the adjacent end portions overlapping each other in said recesses thereof, respectively, at the joint between said parts, and a covering layer on the bottom of said rear outsole part having a forward portion fitted in said recess and a rear portion secured to said heel and covering the breast thereof.

10. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising a forward part having a rear edge portion of reduced thickness providing a shallow recess in said marginal edge portion at the bottom of the outsole, a rear outsole part secured at its forward edge to the rear edge portion of said forward part and extending rearwardly to and over the top of said heel, and a covering layer integral with said rear part, extending forwardly therefrom over the joint between said forward and rear' parts and fitted into said recess in said forward part, said covering layer extending to said heel and having a rear portion secured to said heel and covering the breast thereof.

11. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, said forward part having a shallow recess in its bottom surface near the rear edge thereof, and a covering layer integral with said rear part, extending forwardly therefrom over the joint between said forward and rear parts and fitted into said recess in said forward part.

12. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the 5 outsole, one of said parts having a shallow recess in its bottom surface near the joint between said parts, and a covering layer integral with the other of said parts and extending therefrom over the joint between said parts and secured in said recess of said one of said parts.

13. An outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation along a transverse line extending widthwise of the outsole rearwardly of the tread portion thereof, said forward part having a shallow recess in the bottom thereof near its rear edge, the bottom surface of said rear part being substantially flush with the bottom surface of said recessed portion of said forward part, and a covering layer on the bottom of said rear part extending forwardly of the latter over the joint between said forward and rear parts and having a front portion fitting in said recess, the outer surface of said covering layer 5 being substantially flush with the portion of the outer or bottom surface of said forward part forwardly of said recess.

14. An outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation along a transverse line extending widthwise of the outsole rearwardly of the tread portion thereof, said forward part having a shallow recess in the bottom thereof near its rear edge, the bottom surface of said rear part being 5 substantially flush with the bottom surface of said recessed portion of said forward part, and a covering layer on the bottom of said rear part extending forwardly of the latter over the joint between said forward and rear parts and having a front portion fitting in said recess, the outer surface of said covering layer being substantially flush with the portion of the outer or bottom surface of said forward part forwardly of said recess, said covering layer having a rear portion free from direct attachment to the outsole and constituting a part for covering the heel breast of a shoe.

15. An outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation along a transverse line extending widthwise of the outsole rearwardly of the tread portion thereof, and a covering layer on the bottom of said rear part extending forwardly of the latter over the joint between said forward and rear parts and having a front portion terminating at its forward edge rearwardly of the forward tread portion of the outsole, the outer surface of said covering layer being substantially flush with the bottom surface of the outsole.

16. A shoe having an upper, an outsole and a heel, said outsole comprising forward and rear parts disposed in edge to edge relation and joined in said relation intermediate the length of the outsole, and a covering layer having a forward portion overlying and covering the joint between said forward and rear parts and terminating at its forward edge rearwardly of the forward tread surface of the outsole, the outer surface of said covering layer being substantially flush with the 70 bottom surface of the outsole.

FRANK F. AUDINO. 

